Advanced Pharmacology For Np Exam 2 300+questions And Answers All Correct

Many patients with hyperlipidemia are treated with more than one drug. Combining a fibric acid derivative such as gemfibrozil with which of the following is not recommended? The drug and the reason must both be correct for the answer to be correct. {Ans: Reductase inhibitors, due to an increased risk for rhabdomyolysis}A patient is traveling to Southeast Asia on vacation and has come into the clinic to review their medications. They are healthy with only mild hypertension that is well controlled. They ask about getting "a shot" to prevent blood clots like their friend did before international travel. The correct response would be to: {Ans: Explain that they are not at high risk of a blood clot and provide education about how to prevent blood clots while traveling.}Which of the following is not an indication that growth hormone supplements should be discontinued? {Ans: Complaints of mild bone pain}Control targets for patients with diabetes include: {Ans: Blood pressure less than 130/80 mm Hg}Bart is a 67-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2 DM). He is on glipizide and metformin. He presents to the clinic with confusion, sluggishness, and extreme thirst. His wife tells you Bart does